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the roland callingham foundation

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. The Roland Callingham Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Beaconsfield and operates in Buckinghamshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The charity owns and operates the Bekonscot Model Village, created by the late Roland Callingham in 1929 and located in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.As well as preserving this heritage and educating visitors on life in communities since the 1930's; the charity gives grants to other charities, specifically those that advance religion and are local to Buckinghamshire.

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,753,879
Latest Expenditure
£1,689,938

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 65.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 68.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £83,429
Charitable Activities £1,025,330
Other Trading £614,129
Investments £30,991
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,150,923
Raising Funds £0
Governance £9,053
Grants to Institutions £79,308
Other Expenditure £539,015

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,753,879£1,689,938£1,150,923£1,530,791£760,00048 / 0
2024£1,766,258£1,641,303£1,119,284£1,395,403£676,46049 / 2
2023£1,804,613£1,630,978£1,630,978£1,243,277£799,98145 / 1
2022£1,706,487£1,457,245£1,457,245£1,065,911£625,34742 / 4
2021£1,122,471£1,107,436£848,773£833,550£462,38046 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers